City crews clean a platform for the new ART bus system near Old Town Albuquerque, N.M., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Normally this area is booming with tourists because of Spring Break but the recent pandemic has forced visitors to stay away. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
March 18, 2020
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March 18, 2020 7:21 p.m.
Coronavirus tests rural health networks in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is bracing for the possible spread of coronavirus to some of America's most remote, impoverished communities, as hospitals across the state prepare to convert operating rooms into acute respiratory care units.